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Virginia  funeral  Directors  association. 

OCTOBER  8-10.  1907. 


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Published  by  THE  SEABOARD  PUBLISHING  COMPANY  of  Norfolk,  Virginia 

ROBERT  A.  REID,  Manager 

1907  Press  of  Isaac  H.  Blanchard  CourANT 

New  York 


Copyright,  1907,  by  Jamestown  Official  Photograph  Corp’n 
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GOVERNMENT  BUILDING.  EAST.  TREASURY.  POST  OFFICE  AND  INTERIOR  DEPARTMENTS. 


The  Government  Buildings  are  always  visited  and  their  contents  closely  studied  by  the  people  who  evince  unflagging  interest  in  the  work  performed 
by  their  own  public  servants. 


GOVERNMENT  BUILDING,  WEST.  ARMY  AND  NAVY  EXHIBITS. 


THE  AUDITORIUM. 

The  Auditorium  is  the  central  and  main  building  of  the  three  structures  forming  the  principal  figure  of  the  grand  picture  of  the  Exposition. 
It  faces  Raleigh  Court,  with  an  enchanting  view  of  Hampton  Roads  and  the  naval  ships  in  the  distance,  with  the  Grand  Basin,  the  Piers  and  the 
Sunken  Gardens  near  at  hand.  Its  Southern  facade  faces  the  beautiful  Lee  Parade  which  is  entirely  surrounded  by  apple  trees  making  a 
charming  view  looking  toward  the  main  entrance.  Adjoining  the  Auditorium  on  either  side  are  the  Palaces  of  Education  and  next  these,  on 
the  west,  is  the  fireproof  Fine  Arts  Building,  and  on  the  east  the  Marine  Exhibits  Building 


PALACES  OF  MACHINERY  AND  TRANSPORTATION. 

The  Palaces  of  Machinery  and  Transportation  are  connected  buildings  a  nd  stand  at  the  right  of  the  Auditorium  and  together  measure  280  by  500 
feet.  Beneath  the  expansive  roofs  of  these  buildings  there  is  displayed  t  he  modern  and  former  methods  of  transportation  together  with  historical 
exhibits  of  great  interest,  and  machinery  in  wonderful  variety  and  for  a  11  kinds  of  purposes. 


PALACE  OF  MANUFACTURES. 


The  Palaces  of  Manufactures  and  Liberal  Arts  are  connected  buildings  which  extend  from  Raleigh  Court,  at  the  left  of  the  Auditorium  to 
Commonwealth  Avenue,  and  form  corresponding  units  with  Transportation  and  Machinery  Palaces  in  the  Grand  Picture  design  of  the  Exposition. 
Filled  with  the  productions  of  the  world’s  famous  manufactories,  the  aisles  of  Manufactures  Palace  are  ever  popular  places  of  recreation  and  study. 


THE  FOOD  PRODUCTS  BUILDING. 

This  ornate  building  devoted  to  the  display  of  all  kinds  of  food  products  is  situated  nearly  opposite  the  War  Path,  on  Commonwealth  Avenue, 
and  with  one  front  facing  Lee  Parade.  Because  of  the  great  agitation  of  the  subject  of  pure  foods  at  the  present  time  it  is  a  place  of  unusual 
interest. 


PALACE  OF  LIBERAL  ARTS. 

The  Palace  of  Liberal  Arts  is  devoted  to  that  great  variety  of  works  covering  books,  maps,  drawings,  ancient  manuscripts  and  carvings, 
the  manufacture  of  paper;  and  the  Graphic  Arts,  including  printing,  lithography,  typewriters,  and  printing  processes  of  all  kinds,  with  kindred 
lines  of  human  activity. 


PALACE  OF  MINES  AND  METALLURGY 

Tlie  range  of  exhibits  in  the  Palace  of  Mines  and  Metallurgy  includes  specimens  of  the  finest  gems  and  the  coarsest  but  none  the  less  valuable 
output  of  the  coal  and  iron  and  other  mines,  with  the  machinery  used  in  their  extraction  and  processes  of  treatment.  A  never  ending  source  of  interest 
is  the  wealth  for  which  men  delve  in  the  depths  of  the  earth. 


PALACE  OF  COMMERCE-BAZAR  BUILDING 


This  is  one  of  the  two  ornamental  buildings  facing  each  other  at  the  entrance  from  the  main  Exposition  grounds  of  the  War  Path.  Here,  a  displayed 
for  the  gratification  of  the  purchasing  tourists  and  visitors,  are  wares  gathered  from  all  parts  of  the  world. 


THE  POWHATAN  OAK— IN  ARTS  AND  CRAFTS  VILLAGE. 

I  he  Powhatan  Oak  is  the  venerated  tree  of  this  section  of  Virginia.  Science  has  proclaimed  the  fact  that  it  was  a  vigorous  young  tree  at  the  time 
f  the  landing  of  the  first  English  settlers,  and  time  has  woven  many  romances  about  this  sturdy  old  monarch  of  the  forest. 


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THE  STATES’  EXHIBIT  PALACE. 

Within  the  confines  of  this  vast  building  the  visitor  may  spend  hours  with  profit  and  pleasure  in  studying  and  comparing  the  products  of  the 
various  great  States  which  compose  our  common  country.  The  building,  300  by  500  feet,  is  at  the  right  of  Lee  Parade  as  one  enters  at  the  main 
Entrance. 


VIRGINIA  BUILDING. 

Virginia  has  erected  for  the  entertainment  of  her  guests  a  typical  old  Virginia  home  of  the  Colonial  period.  It  is  beautifully  located  on  Hamp¬ 
ton  Roads  between  the  Pennsylvania  and  Maryland  buildings,  and  true  Virginia  hospitality  will  be  dispensed  there  during  the  Exposition. 


PENNSYLVANIA  MASSACHUSETTS 

STATE  BUILDINGS. 

The  Pennsylvania  State  Building  is  a  faithful  reproduction  of  Independence  Hall,  the  Nation’s  first  Capitol,  where  the  Liberty  Bell  hung,  and 
now  Philadelphia’s,  and,  indeed,  Pennsylvania’s  most  revered  historic  building.  The  Massachusetts  Building  is  a  reproduction  of  the  old  State 
House  in  Boston.  It  stands  at  the  head  of  State  Street,  the  financial  center  of  New  England.  The  emblems  of  British  authority,  the  lion  and 
the  unicorn  decorate  the  front  of  the  building,  as  in  the  days  of  Colonial  Government.  Both  State  buildings  stand  on  Willoughby  Boulevard,  one 
on  each  side  and  equidistant  from  Raleigh  Court. 


STATE  BUILDINGS  AND  HEADQUARTERS  OF  THE  DAUGHTERS  OF  THE  CONFEDERACY. 


THE  AUDITORIUM  ILLUMINATED  BY  ELECTRICITY. 


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BEAUTIFUL  ORIENT 


INFANT  INCUBATORS 


TRIXIE  AND  PAUL  REVERE’s  RIDE 

WAR  PATH  ATTRACTIONS. 


BATTLE  OF  MERRIMAC  AND  MONITOR 


HORSE  SHOE  PATH  ON  LOVER’S  LANE 


H®rse  Shoe  Path  is  one  of  the  shady  walks  near  the  Arts  and  Crafts  Village  and  borders  upon  the  waters  which  surround  that  part  of  the  Exposi 
tion  grounds.  It  invites  the  weary  to  rest  and  a  respite  from  sight-seeing. 


CAPTAIN  JOHN  SMITH.  From  Paintings  in  Virginia  State  Library  POCAHONTAS. 


Capt.  John  Smith  was  one  of  the  original  colonists  who  landed  at 
Jamestown,  May  13,  1607.  He  was  brave,  fearless,  and  a  man  of  won¬ 
derful  energy  and  resource.  In  1608,  he  was  selected  as  President  of  the 
Council  which  governed  the  colony,  and  by  his  wise  rule  and  great 
courage  was  able  to  preserve  and  protect  the  colony,  which  otherwise 
would  doubtless  have  perished  Having  been  injured  in  an  explosion  he 
returned  to  ’England  in  October,  1609,  and  did  not  return  to  Virginia 


Pocahontas,  sometimes  called  Matoaka,  was  the  daughter  of  Pow 
hatan,  the  most  powerful  of  all  the  Indian  chieftains.  Through  her  aid 
and  assistance  the  colony  was  several  times  saved  from  destruction.  On 
one  occasion,  she  threw  herself  between  Capt.  John  Smith  and  the  wai 
clubs  raised  to  beat  out  his  brains.  In  1616  she  accompanied  her  husband, 
John  Rolfe,  to  England,  where  she  was  received  at  court.  She  died  at 
Gravesend  the  following  year  as  she  was  about  to  return  to  Virginia. 


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CAPTAIN  JOHN  SMITH  TRADING  WITH  THE  INDIANS. 


This  realistic  group  is  in  the  Smithsonian  Museum  one  of  the  Government  buildings.  It  illustrates  methods  prevailing  in  dealing  with  the 
men,  as  well  as  the  dress  of  the  settlers.  Near  the  group  are  others  showing  the  dress  of  people  of  that  date. 


THREE  UNITED  STATES  BATTLE-SHIPS. 

These  great  battle-ships  were  photographed  as  they  lay  at  anchor  off  the  Exposition.  The  Virginia,  pictured  at  top  of  the  page,  is  one  of  the  latest 
additions  to  our  navy.  She  is  a  first-class  battle-ship  and  was  built  at  Newport  News.  The  Georgia,  also  a  first-class  battle-ship,  is  one  of  the  fastest 
in  the  navy  She  was  built  in  Rath,  Me.  The  Rhode  Island,  third  in  the  group,  is  also  one  of  the  new  first-class  battle-ships,  and  was  built  at  the  Fore 
River  Ship  Yards,  near  Boston. 


ARMY  AND  NAVY  OFFICERS  CLUB  HOUSE. 


SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS  CLUB  HOUSE. 


*'  FMILITARY  PROCESSION  ON  LEE  PARADE. 


NAVAL  FLEET  IN  HAMPTON  ROADS  OFF  THE  EXPOSITION. 


VIEW  IN  THE  ARTS  AND  CRAFTS  VILLAGE 

Arts  and  Crafts  Village,  consisting  of  seven  old  Colonial  buildings,  house  hand  workers  in  textiles,  iron,  copper,  wood,  silver,  rushes  and  felt.  The 
artisans,  or  really  artists,  who  work  in  these  buildings  produce  Seventeenth  Century  household  goods  and  wearing  materials  just  as  they  were  made  by 
the  earliest  colonists.  , 


NAVAL  FLEET  IN  HAMPTON  ROADS  OFF  THE  EXPOSITION. 


VIEW  IN  THE  ARTS  AND  CRAFTS  VILLAGE 

Arts  and  Crafts  Village,  consisting  of  seven  old  Colonial  buildings,  house  hand  workers  in  textiles,  iron,  copper,  wood,  silver,  rushes  and  felt.  The 
artisans,  or  really  artists,  who  work  in  these  buildings  produce  Seventeenth  Century  household  goods  and  wearing  materials  just  as  they  were  made  by 
the  earliest  colonists. 


NORFOLK  PUBLIC  LIBRARY  COURT  HOUSE,  NORFOLK 

CITY  MARKET,  NORFOLK  NORFOLK  ACADEMY 


SOME  PUBLIC  AND  SEMI-PUBLIC  BUILDINGS. 


GRANBY  STREET,  NORFOLK,  LOOKING  NORTH  FROM  MAIN. 

This  street,  wheron  lofty  modern  business  edifices  are  now  rapidly  stretching  skyward  but  a  few  years  since  was  entirely  devoted  to  residences. 


ST.  PAUL’S  CHURCH,  NORFOLK. 

St.  Paul’s  Church  was  erected  in  1739.  It  is  built  in  the  form  of  a  cross  as  were  nearly  all  of  the  Colonial  churches.  When  Lord  Dunmore, 
enraged  because  of  his  defeat  at  Great  Bridge,  fired  on  Norfolk,  New  Year’s  Day  1776,  a  cannon  ball  lodged  in  the  side  of  this  church,  where  it  can 
still  be  seen  amid  the  ivy  which  covers  the  walls. 


BATHING  BEACH  AT  OCEAN  VIEW 


MAIN  BUILDING,  NATIONAL  SOLDIERS’  HOME,  HAMPTON. 


Here  the  Government  maintains  the  largest  of  its  homes  for  the  aged  and  helpless  soldiers  who  have  served  her  in  time  of  need.  Overlooking 
beautiful  stretch  of  water,  and  equipped  with  every  comfort,  this  place  offers  old  soldiers  an  ideal  home  in  which  to  pass  their  declining  years. 


SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 
NORFOLK 


JEFFERSON  DAVIS  MONUMENT 
RICHMOND 


SOLDIERS  AND  SAILORS 
RICHMOND 


CONFEDERATE  MONUMENTS. 


WHARVES  AT  NEWPORT  NEWS. 

These  piers  show  something  of  the  facilities  for  handling  freight  around  Newport  News  and  Hampton  Roads.  In  all  directions  upon  these  waters 
new  piers  are  being  pushed  out  toward  the  channels  to  enlarge  the  ever  widening  channels  of  trade  and  traffic. 


THE  NAVAL  HOSPITAL,  PORTSMOUTH. 

In  this  hospital  aged  and  disabled  sailors  and  marines  of  Uncle  Sam’s  Navy  are  treated  and  cared  for  at  the  national  expense.  It  is  beautifully 
situated  on  the  Elizabeth  River,  across  from  Norfolk  in  the  midst  of  a  magnificent  grove  of  tall  pines. 


TWO  VIEWS  AT  FORTRESS  MONROE 

Fortress  Monroe,  at  Old  Point  Comfort,  just  across  Hampton  Roads  from  the  Exposition,  is  the  largest  and  best  equipped  fort  in  America,  and  one 
of  the  strongest  in  the  world.  The  Colonists  landed  here  before  they  landed  at  Jamestown.  A  palisaded  fort  was  planned  for  this  point  in  1614  and 
erected  a  few  years  later.  Jefferson  Davis  was  confined  in  this  fort  for  about  two  years  after  his  capture  in  1865. 


